Fantasy Illustration in Your Own Style
A course by CharlötteGraphic Designer and Illustrator
A course by Charlötte, Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Discover new techniques to create atmospheres that communicate emotions and experiment until you find your signature style
How can I find my signature style? This is one of the most common questions illustrators ask themselves. According to graphic designer Karla Hernández, better known as Charlötte, there's no set formula, but some of the key ingredients you need are your personal interests and the ability to think beyond pencil and paper.
In this course, Charlötte shows you her personal approach to creating illustrations with a fantasy atmosphere while guiding you through the process of experimentation to develop your own style. Learn how to transform your ideas into tangible art and structure your composition with precise linework while combining materials and exploring the possibilities offered by digital tools.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 19 downloads
What are you going to use?
2 minutes, 15 seconds
Break your fears
2 minutes, 38 seconds
Understand what we do
10 minutes, 44 seconds
How to find the magic
9 minutes, 0 seconds
The magic of color
7 minutes, 41 seconds
How to make stains and textures
15 minutes, 37 seconds
What's included in this course?
Begin by getting to know Charlötte and how she made her way into the world of illustration and design. She also explains how she gradually developed her own style over the years and shares her artistic influences.
Before you set off on your creative search, go over the materials you need for the course and get some tips on where and how to start building your own approach. Then take a look at the similarities between analog and digital tools.
Now it's time to explore! Brainstorm ideas to unlock your creativity, put together a mood board, and compile a set of graphic elements for your composition. Choose a color palette and learn how to create textures by hand as well as using digital tools.
Next, Charlötte walks you through each step of your final project, from the general composition and first sketch to digital linework. Put your brushes to work and enhance your illustration with color and textures before adding the final touches to your piece.
Now what? To give you a practical outlet for your artwork, Charlötte shows you how to apply your illustrations to different materials and explains which tool is best suited for each one, whether it's Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Create an illustration with your own style by exploring different techniques and tools.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Professional and aspiring artists interested in exploring different creative avenues to find their signature style.
Requirements and materials
No drawing skills nor prior knowledge of the programs featured in this course are needed since your teacher will explain everything from scratch.
As for materials, you need watercolors, paintbrushes, and paper for experimenting as well as any other materials you may want to use, such as colored pencils and markers. You also need a scanner or a cell phone to upload your textures to your computer as well as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Reviews
- 1 month ago
Me encanta! Se entiende muy bien :3
- 4 months ago
Excelente curso
- 7 months ago
Gracias a este curso pude descubrir mi propio estilo de ilustracion, lo recomiendo.
- 7 months ago
Excelente curso, contenido muy aplicado y practico, me encantó.
- 7 months ago
Charlotte es super generosa con todo lo qué explica, es clara, directa y entrega de una forma ordenada y muy completa cómo elaborar este estilo de ilustración, estoy muy contenta porque es muy inspiradora, Muuuuchas gracias!!
Through her work, she has also developed a signature illustration style that combines hand painting with watercolors and digital tools. Her main sources of inspiration are the female figure, colors, and the organic lines found in nature. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with big-name brands including Shake Shack, Nespresso, Glenmorangie, Halls, adidas, Warner Brothers, DC, and Marc Jacobs.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
Before starting
- What are you going to use?
- Break your fears
- Understand what we do
- U3
Exploration
- How to find the magic
- The magic of color
- How to make stains and textures
- Custom brushes
- To learn more: Color Palette
- U4
Choose a path
- Composition and sketch
- Strokes in Illustrator
- Base colors
- Color nuances, spots and textures
- Final touches
- To know more: timelapse of my creative process
- U5
What to do with what has been learned?
- What to do in Illustrator?
- What to do in Photoshop?
- FP
Final project
- Fantastic illustration with own stamp
What to expect from a Domestika course
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
Meet expert teachers
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Certificates
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to create illustrations by blending traditional and digital techniques, develop your own style, adapt artwork for branding projects, digitize textures, and build an online portfolio. The course covers Photoshop and Illustrator for both print and digital uses.
This is an intermediate-level course, perfect for those with basic illustration knowledge who want to deepen their skills in mixed techniques, portfolio building, and artistic integration in branding.
You’ll need watercolors, suitable paper, brushes, access to Photoshop and Illustrator, a camera or smartphone to digitize textures, and a computer for editing and creating digital illustrations.
You’ll learn how to adapt your illustrations to items like postcards or notebooks and create visuals for branding, concerts, and multimedia, ensuring print quality and visual consistency.
Yes, the course covers techniques for creating, digitizing, and customizing textures and brushes in Photoshop, combining traditional paint effects with unique digital touches.
The course covers palette selection, using the color wheel, combining analogous and complementary colors, creating contrast and color harmony, both digitally and traditionally.
Yes, you’ll learn how to select, organize, and showcase your illustrations in a professional digital portfolio, optimizing images and strategies for sharing on social media.